Prevalence and behavioral bioassays of Platybolium alvearium (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) in colonies of honeybees (Apis: Hymenoptera: Apidae) in northern Vietnam
| Autor: | Sarah J. Dolson, Lien Thi Phuong Nguyen, Tatiana Petukhova, Hanh Duc Pham, Gard W. Otis, Patrice Bouchard |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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0106 biological sciences
Entomology Beekeeping honeybee associate colony integration Apidae biology Host (biology) [SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio] Zoology Introduced species Hymenoptera biology.organism_classification 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences Worker bee 010602 entomology Insect Science commensal defensive behavior Apis mellifera Apis cerana |
| Zdroj: | Apidologie Apidologie, Springer Verlag, 2019, 50 (1), pp.116-130. ⟨10.1007/s13592-018-0622-y⟩ |
| ISSN: | 0044-8435 1297-9678 |
| Popis: | International audience; AbstractPlatybolium alvearium beetles occur in hives occupied by colonies of Apis cerana in Asia. We quantified beetle abundance in 180 A. cerana and 30 Apis mellifera hives and made behavioral observations in northern Vietnam. Although sometimes common, the beetles were uncommon in A. cerana hives (n = 180) during hive inspections in May/June 2015. In contrast, none were observed in A. mellifera hives. Beetle abundance was greater in more populous A. cerana colonies, a pattern atypical in previous studies of other honeybee associates (i.e., Aethina tumida). A. cerana worker bees did not react to adult beetles upon contact within their colonies. In bioassays, individual beetles preferred (i) comb of endemic A. cerana over comb of introduced A. mellifera and (ii) A. cerana beeswax over paraffin. Our results suggest that P. alvearium beetles are moderately integrated commensals of A. cerana that do not harm their host colonies in Vietnam. |
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